Dendrophthoe glabrescens
| Dendrophthoe glabrescens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: | Dendrophthoe |
| Species: | D. glabrescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendrophthoe glabrescens (Blakely) Barlow | |
Dendrophthoe glabrescens, commonly known as orange mistletoe, is a hemiparasitic plant of the Loranthaceae family of mistletoes found in eastern[1] and northern Australia.[2] It flowers from October to January.[1] The flowers are tubular, with a green base, but where the tube splits open, it displays orange and bright red.[1]